Olav Aukrust

Olav Aukrust
Born(1883-01-21)21 January 1883
Lom, Norway
Died3 November 1929(1929-11-03) (aged 46)
Lom, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Poet, educator
Years active1916–1929
SpouseGudrun Blekastad
RelativesLars Olsen Aukrust (brother)
Odd Aukrust (nephew)
Kjell Aukrust (nephew)
Nordgard Aukrust farm in Lom, where Olav Aukrust was born and lived most of his life, is open to tourists in the summer.

Olav Aukrust (21 January 1883 – 3 November 1929[1]) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem Himmelvarden (1916).[citation needed]